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Business NSW Alliance
As a member of the Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce, you also have access to a range of Business NSW Alliance benefits at no additional cost. Not a member of the Chamber yet? You can join here. Business NSW - Maximising your business potential As a member of the Byron...
Meet Byron Chamber Member: Kristy Hibbert
Meet Byron Chamber Member: Kristy Hibbert Kristy Hibbert is a Lending Executive at Commonwealth Bank. What do you love about doing business in Byron? Although regional, Byron feels like a small metro, with its mix of restaurants and live music there is always...
Meet Connect Adventures
Meet Byron Chamber Member: Connect Adventures Connect Adventures is a specialist multi-day guided walking company. All of our walks are in the Northern Rivers, and all inclusive. What do you love about doing business in Byron? Using local food and produce for our...
BYRON MUSIC FESTIVAL 2021 DECLARED CARBON NEGATIVE
Byron Music Festival (BMF) has been officially declared a carbon negative event. Organisers of the inaugural event held at Byron Bay’s iconic beachfront Dening Park in June 2021 announced with environmental consultancy Earthed Consultants this week that carbon offsets...
Byron Bay International Film Festival 2021
After delivering a successful and well received ‘Special Edition’ in October 2020, the team behind the Byron Bay International Film Festival (BBFF) have built something special for Byron in 2021. Bearing the tagline ‘Shining Light In Darkness’, BBFF2021 will deliver...
Ask the Candidates 2021 – Byron Shire Mayoral Candidates
The Byron Bay Chamber of Commerce asked our members what questions they would like to ask the candidates for the 2021 Mayoral Election, so we can learn more fully how they propose to address key issues and provide sound leadership for Byron Bay and our community. We...
Southern Cross University is powered by passion.
A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSORS, SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY We are surrounded by ambitious students, amazing and dedicated colleagues and environments of stunning natural beauty. Our campuses, at Lismore, Gold Coast and Coffs Harbour, are embedded in the life of our...
Webinar REPLAY: Support for NSW Businesses during COVID-19
RESOURCES MENTIONED Accountant and Peak Bodies Financial Support Communication Toolkit COVID-19 support package for business - SLIDESHOW ACCI - COVID-19 Vaccinations and the Workplace - Edition 1 SUPPORT FOR COMMERCIAL TENANTS AND LANDLORDS IMPACTED BY COVID-19...
Human Nature: where challenge meets change.
We believe young people thrive when they’re connected - to each other, to nature, and to their communities. In regional areas like ours, young people are often asked to overcome emotional, geographic and financial barriers to receive the essential mental health...
MORE RECOGNITION FOR LOCAL FINTECH
In 2016, four Byron Locals took a chance and launched a tech company out of their garage. Fast-forward four years and the start-up is now recognised as one of the most innovative in the country. Byron Bay born-and-bred financial technology company, Split Payments, is...
Byron based Fliteboard raises $50k for First Nations children
Through his work as a long-standing board member for the charity Igniting Change, Fliteboard Founder David Trewern recently returned from an eye-opening trip to the heart of Australia: “Children’s Ground took our breath away. They're doing incredible work to create a...
Synergy Group is taking new clients!
Synergy Group offers high quality, value for money packaging and labelling solutions for all businesses big and small in the Northern Rivers and Gold Coast regions. As a not for profit organisation, Synergy Group proudly delivers a quality service for our customers...
Meet Savvy, an eco-friendly startup that has made coffee even better!
Savvy Beverages have worked with nutritionists and food scientists to nutritionally upgrade coffee with added ingredients to give your brain a boost! Each coffee is 87% organic Arabica Coffee, and 13% herbal extracts, amino acids and vitamins that help you to improve...
Brookfarm Wins Gold at the 2021 PIDA Awards!
A huge congratulations to Brookfarm on winning two gold awards at the 2021 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards. Brookfarm have always been committed to the environment and over the past few years, have been working very closely with their...
Crystalbrook Byron Welcomes New Executive Chef Jordan Staniford
Crystalbrook Byron continues its sustainable and ever-evolving culinary journey with two new chef appointments and exciting new menu developments. Jordan Staniford joins the resort as Executive Chef and Clement Fouquere as Executive Sous Chef. A continuation of the...
Byron Bay Laundry Co brings dry cleaning and laundry services to your door.
Did you spill some wine on your suit? Or did your dog pee on the doona? No worries! A mobile dry cleaning and laundry service is now available in Byron Bay and surrounding towns. Servicing both businesses and residential clients, Laundry Co picks up, cleans and...
Byron Markets awarded 5 year leases by Council
Byron Markets, managed by the Byron Community Centre, has been granted 5 year leases by Byron Shire Council. The Byron Bay Community Association (BBCA) has been awarded all three markets tendered for, including: Byron Community Market, Byron Twilight Artisan Market...
Fletcher Street Cottage Reopens to support Byron’s Homeless
Fletcher Street Cottage, in the middle of Byron Bay, is set to be reopened as a service hub to assist increasing numbers of local people at risk of becoming homeless, as well as people already sleeping rough, thanks to a collaboration between the Byron Community...
Four Drunk Parrots Becomes 1st Climate Neutral Certified Company in the Northern Rivers
Four Drunk Parrots measured and offset its 2020 carbon footprint and is working to reduce future emissions Ballina, NSW (14th April 2021) – In response to the urgency of the climate crisis, Four Drunk Parrots, a Ballina-based MarTech company balancing purpose and...
Member Intro: Foods That Love You Back
Foods That Love You Back Pty Ltd is dedicated to implementing change by educating its consumers on the science of food, and launching its living-food range with a selection of the most nutrient-dense food sustainably to promote better health, prevent and reverse...
WANT TO OWN YOUR FARM? STOP DREAMING – “GET FARMING” PROGRAM NOW OPEN
Join a proven farm investment incubator program aimed at readying aspiring and scaling farmers February 24, 2021: Farmers keen to take the next step in their farm ownership journey should apply for Cultivate Farms' 2021 round of their farm ownership program,...
Nature-based business incubator WILD IDEA launches 2021 program
Opportunity for free coaching, networking and mentorship valued at $10,000 – spaces limited! February 19, 2021: The WILD IDEA Business Incubator is back for its third year supporting individuals and businesses to realise the potential of their environmental ideas....
Byron Locals support cafe to reduce single-use waste
In a first for Byron Bay, local cafe and coffee roastery Bun Coffee, with support from Plastic Free Byron’s Make the Switch, dedicated January to increasing the use of reusable cups by their customers. This culminated in ‘Use Your Own Cup Day’ on Friday 29 January,...
How to Find Your Side Hustle with Dr. Steve Enticott
We have a unique chance to have an author of the book "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻" to help you find your entrepreneurial purpose. Doctor Steve Enticott will step you through starting up a side-gig business with a purpose. ZOOM taking place 𝗧𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬, 𝟭𝟲 𝗙𝗘𝗕𝗥𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗬 𝟭𝟭 𝗮𝗺 - 𝟭𝟮...